Ministers questioned on support for employment barriers for young disabled people transitioning from education to employment
- ParliamentLive.tv: The Transition from education to employment for young disabled people
- Inquiry: The Transition from education to employment for young disabled people
- Public Services Committee
The Public Services Committee will hold two ministerial evidence sessions as part of its continuing inquiry examining the range of issues surrounding the transition of young, disabled people from education to employment.
The sessions will focus on the types of support available for young, disabled people including educational support and workplace support such as internships and apprenticeships and also support available for employers.
Meeting details
At 4:20pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
The transition from education to employment for young disabled people
Minister of State(Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work) at Department for Work and Pensions
Director, DWP and DHSC Joint Work & Health Directorate at Department for Work and Pensions
Deputy Director for Youth and Skills at Department for Work and Pensions
At 5:10pm: Private discussion
Inquiry
The transition from education to employment for young disabled people
Possible questions
- A consistent theme throughout the inquiry has been the absence of specialist careers advice for young disabled people at all stages. How will the Department for Education ensure that disabled students are receiving quality careers advice and education to facilitate transitions into employment? How will education providers be held to account?
- How does support on the transition to employment differ between, on the one hand, children with Education, Health and Care Plans and, on the other, children with special educational needs but no EHCP?
- What steps is the Department for Education taking to ensure curriculum and assessment reforms meet the needs of young disabled pupils?
- Throughout this inquiry the Committee has heard of frustration about the lack of joined up thinking between government departments regarding the support young disabled people receive during the transition from education to employment, with many young disabled people facing a ‘cliff-edge’ when they leave education. How are the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions addressing this?
- What steps are the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions taking to ensure young disabled people receive high quality support during the transition from education to employment, ideally before they become unemployed?
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